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{{Short description|Princely state of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
| native_name = રાજકોટ રજવાડું<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bhagvadgomandal.com/index.php?action=dictionary&sitem=%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%9C%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A1%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%82&type=1&page=0 |title=BhagwatGoMandal |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-date=5 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105172417/http://www.bhagvadgomandal.com/index.php?action=dictionary&sitem=%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%9C%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A1%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%82&type=1&page=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| conventional_long_name = Rajkot State
| common_name = Rajkot
| nation = [[British India]]
| subdivision = [[Princely State]]
| capital = Rajkot
| era =
| year_start = 1620
| date_start =
| event_start =
| year_end = 1948
| date_end = 15 February
| event_end = [[Independence of India|Accession to the Indian Union]]
| event1 =
| date_event1 =
| p1 =
| s1 = India
| flag_p1 =
| flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
| image_flag = Flag of Rajkot Principality.gif
| image_coat = Rajkot Emblem.jpg
| image_map = SaurashtraKart.jpg
| image_map_caption = Location of Rajkot State in Saurashtra
| stat_area1 = 730
| stat_year1 = 1931
| stat_pop1 = 75,540
| footnotes =
| government_type = [[Monarchy]]
| title_leader = [[Thakur]] [[Sahib]]
}}
[[File:Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji.jpg|thumb|Thakor [[Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji]] of Rajkot.]]
'''Rajkot State''' was one of the [[princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of [[British Raj|British rule]]. It was a 9-gun [[salute state]] belonging to the [[Kathiawar Agency]] of the [[Bombay Presidency]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/r/rajkot.html |title=Rajkot Princely State (9 gun salute) |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019024451/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/r/rajkot.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Its capital was in [[Rajkot]], located in the historical [[Halar]] region of [[Kathiawar]] on the banks of the [[Aji River, Gujarat|Aji River]]. Nowadays, Rajkot is the fourth largest city of [[Gujarat]] state.

== History ==
Rajkot was founded by [[Thakur (Indian title)|Thakur]] [[Sahib]] Vibhoji Ajoji Jadeja in 1620. He was the grandson of Jam Shri Satarsal (Sataji) Vibhaji Jadeja of [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} Jadeja Shri Viblioji was the founder of House of Rajkot. Jam Sataji of Nawanagar who died in 1608 A. D. had three sons Ajoji, Jasaji and Vibhaji. Ajaji who was slain in the battle known as “Bhucherinori ” had two sons Lakhaji and Vibhaji. Opinion is divided as to which of these two Vibhajis was the founder of the Rajkot House. One version maintains that Vibhaji, the son of Jam Sataji, was the founder. Another version associates with this circumstance the name of Vibhaji, the grandson of Jam Sataji.{{citation needed|date=March 2026}} The [[Kotwal|kotwals]] of the royal palace of [[Rajkot]].

==Rulers and administrators==
The rulers of Rajkot were titled 'Thakur Sahib' with the style of 'His Highness, and belonged to the [[Jadeja|Jadeja Rajput]] dynasty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rulers.org/indstat2.html|title=Indian states before 1947 K-W|website=rulers.org|access-date=2019-08-14|archive-date=9 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309094834/http://www.rulers.org/indstat2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Thakur Sahibs===

*1694 – 1720 Mehramamji vibhaji
II (d. 1720)
*1720 – 1732 Masum Khan Shughaat-Mughal governor(d. 1732)
*1732 – 1746 Ranmalji I Mehramamji (d. 1746)
*1746 – 17.. Lakhaji I Ranmalji (1st time) (d. 1796)
*17.. – 1794 Mehramamji III Lakhaji (d. 1794)
*1794 – 1795 Lakhaji I Ranmalji (2nd time) (s.a.)
*1795 – 1825 Ranmalji II Mehramamji (d. 1825)
*1825 – 1844 Surajji Ranmalji (d. 1844)
*1844 – 8 Nov 1862 Mehramamji IV Surajji (d. 1862)
* 8 Nov 1862 – 16 Apr 1890 Bawajiraj Mehrmansinhji (b. 1856 – d. 1890)
*1862 – 1867 Thakurani Bai Shri Naniba (d. 1893) Kunverba (f) -Regent
**1867 – 17 Jan 1876 J.H. Lloyd -Regent
*16 Apr 1890 – 2 Feb 1930 Lakhajiraj III Bawajiraj (b. 1885 – d. 1930) (from 3 Jun 1918, [[Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji|Sir Lakhajiraj III Bawajiraj]])
**16 Apr 1890 – 21 Oct 1907 .... -Regent
* 2 Feb 1930 – 11 Jun 1940 Dharmendrasinhji Lakhajirajsinhji (b. 1910 – d. 1940)
*11 Jun 1940 – 15 Aug 1947 [[Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji]] (b. 1913 – d. 1973)

The city of Rajkot became the headquarters of the [[Western India States Agency]] in 1924.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==See also==
*[[List of Rajput dynasties]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.palacesofindia.com/destinations/gujarat/rajkot/heritage-khirasara-palace/101-heritage-khirasara-palace-history.html Palaces of India - Heritage Khirasara Palace, Khirasara, Rajkot, Gujarat]
*{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Rajkot |volume=22 |page=865 |short=1}}

{{Coord|22.3000|N|70.7833|E|source:kolossus-cawiki|display=title}}
{{Princely states of India}}
{{Princely states of the Western India States Agency}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Rajput history]]
[[Category:History of Rajkot]]
[[Category:Rajkot district]]
[[Category:Jadejas]]
[[Category:Princely states of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Bombay Presidency]]
[[Category:1620 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1948 disestablishments in India]]

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